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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 21, 2020
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naoyuki Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one implementation, a preform shaping apparatus includes at least one mold and at least one pin. The at least one mold is a mold for placing and shaping a laminated body of fiber sheets which is a material of a fiber reinforced plastic. The at least one pin prevents the fiber sheets from being misaligned by stinging the laminated body of the fiber sheets with the at least one pin. Further, according to one implementation, a preform shaping method for producing a preform includes: placing a laminated body of fiber sheets, which is a material of a fiber reinforced plastic, on at least one mold; shaping the laminated body of the fiber sheets; and preventing the fiber sheets from being misaligned by stinging the laminated body of the fiber sheets with at least one pin.